2007
Regulation of insulin secretion and GLUT4 trafficking by the calcium sensor synaptotagmin VII
Li Y, Wang P, Xu J, Gorelick F, Yamazaki H, Andrews N, Desir GV. Regulation of insulin secretion and GLUT4 trafficking by the calcium sensor synaptotagmin VII. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2007, 362: 658-664. PMID: 17720139, PMCID: PMC2194288, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.08.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGLUT4 trafficSyt VIIPlasma membraneGLUT4 translocationConstitutive expressionSecretory granule exocytosisSkeletal muscle cellsGLUT4 traffickingRegulated exocytosisVoltage-gated potassium channel Kv1.3Vesicular trafficSynaptotagmin VIIGLUT4 presentPotassium channel Kv1.3Calcium sensorIntracellular compartmentsDeletion resultsGlucose-stimulated insulin secretionChannel Kv1.3Granule exocytosisPancreatic beta cellsChannel activityInsulin secretionPancreatic islet cellsMuscle cells
2003
Impaired membrane resealing and autoimmune myositis in synaptotagmin VII–deficient mice
Chakrabarti S, Kobayashi KS, Flavell RA, Marks CB, Miyake K, Liston DR, Fowler KT, Gorelick FS, Andrews NW. Impaired membrane resealing and autoimmune myositis in synaptotagmin VII–deficient mice. Journal Of Cell Biology 2003, 162: 543-549. PMID: 12925704, PMCID: PMC2173791, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200305131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVII-deficient miceAntinuclear antibody responseInflammatory autoimmune diseasePolymyositis/dermatomyositisProgressive muscle weaknessCreatine kinase releaseInflammatory myopathiesAutoimmune myositisMuscle weaknessAutoimmune diseasesAutoimmune disordersExtensive fibrosisAntibody responseCollagen depositionDefective plasma membrane repairMembrane repairTrypanosoma cruzi invasionSkeletal muscleMiceExocytosis of lysosomesCruzi invasionInvasionPlasma membrane repairMouse tissuesLysosomal exocytosis